Reeborg’s World Reference

• 1. Quick tour of Reeborg’s World
  • 1.1. Running programs
  • 1.2. Receiving feedback
  • 1.3. Creating new worlds and tasks
• 2. Basic commands
  • 2.1. Movement
    • 2.1.1. move()
    • 2.1.2. turn_left()
  • 2.2. Handling objects
    • 2.2.1. take()
    • 2.2.2. put()
  • 2.3. Getting information about the world around
    • 2.3.1. is_facing_north()
    • 2.3.2. at_goal()
    • 2.3.3. front_is_clear()
    • 2.3.4. right_is_clear()
    • 2.3.5. object_here()
    • 2.3.6. carries_object()
  • 2.4. Interruptions
    • 2.4.1. pause()
    • 2.4.2. done()
    • 2.4.3. think()
  • 2.5. Changing the world
    • 2.5.1. build_wall()
• 3. Objects, background images, etc.
  • 3.1. Basic objects
  • 3.2. Decorative objets
  • 3.3. Background tiles
  • 3.4. Background image
  • 3.5. Special objects
  • 3.6. Goals
• 4. Sokoban
  • 4.1. Sokoban and Reeborg’s World
  • 4.2. More challenges
  • 4.3. Why sokoban?
  • 4.4. Sokoban for advanced students
• 5. Custom worlds: making them available
  • 5.1. Default worlds
  • 5.2. Creating worlds
  • 5.3. Using Permalinks
  • 5.4. Using the World() function
  • 5.5. Creating custom menus
• 6. Advanced features
  • 6.1. Simple task
  • 6.2. Different traces: style
  • 6.3. Different traces: color
  • 6.4. Different robot models
  • 6.5. Random worlds
  • 6.6. Adding code to be run in addition to user’s program
  • 6.7. Replacing the default robot
  • 6.8. Easy collaboration with TogetherJS
  • 6.9. Stepping back and forth through program execution
  • 6.10. Easy support for multiple human languages
  • 6.11. Using Python’s standard library
  • 6.12. Possibility to write programs using different languages
  • 6.13. Embedding in an iframe
  • 6.14. Possibility to integrate within a Learning Management System
  • 6.15. Changing the User Interface
• 7. Current weaknesses
  • 7.1. Inadequate support for input()
  • 7.2. Occasional problems with code highlighting
  • 7.3. No gamification
  • 7.4. Not trivially easy to create a copy on a school’s website
  • 7.5. Feedback for programming errors could be improved
• 8. Comparison with other implementations
  • 8.1. First, Reeborg’s World
  • 8.2. Karel the robot
  • 8.3. Karel++
  • 8.4. Monty Karel
  • 8.5. Karel J. Robot
  • 8.6. Guido van Robot
  • 8.7. Code Combat
• 9. Graphical canvas
• 10. Mazes